•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Is there any chance that you have any 8-track tapes for the Pianocorder or cassettes for sale? Thanks, Gary

•One again, before I put them on eBay, I thought I would offer the follow- ing to MMD list members first. I have the following Pianocorder tapes for sale. Most of them have never been played and have been stored in a cool environment. I have no idea what they are worth, but will start by saying I'd ...

•Following my ad in the 110608 MMD, I've found another twenty Pianocorder tapes. They include: Teddy Wilson, Johnny Guarnieri, Roger Williams, Chick Korea, Oscar Peterson, Liberace, Dick Hyman, George Shearing, Peter Nero, Anthony & Joseph Paratore, Floyd Cramer, Steve Allen, and Kevin Darrell. As s...

•I have a dozen or so volumes of Pianocorder tapes (over a hundred individual tapes and hundreds of songs) that I am offering _free_ to someone who owns a Pianocorder. I no longer own a Pianocorder but I am reluctant to simply discard the tapes. I would require that the recipient of the tapes pay fo...

•Seeking Pianocorder tapes, especially Christmas themes, hymns and patriotic and any other Pianocorder related items. Will be used at free public music events in an old country store building. Please email or call Thanks Mike Pedersen 605-670-1455

•Filmoplast seems quite difficult to purchase, probably because it is expensive. Of course, the cost isn't great when you consider the value of your rolls and your time. There is a list of vendors for conserva- tion supplies for the Stanford University Preservation project. The University of Illinoi...

•[ This is a portion of the correspondence from Dr. Clarence [ Hickman to his great niece, Judy, provided to MMDigest through [ the generosity of Dr. Hickman's family and MMDer James Brady. June 3, 1978 Dear Judy: When I went to the Bell Labs the first job I was put on was magnetic recording of soun...

•Mark Reinhart wrote, "Let's now consider the archival acid-free tissue." Yes, Mark, but where in the world does one _go_ to buy archival acid- free tape? I have some old artwork I want to dry mount on matte board and have been trying to find this mystery tape for almost a year now. _None_ of the ma...

•Re the discussion on reeds. A long time ago I came across a little piano-style 3-octave thing called a Hohner Pianet. The electronics were blown up so I rebuilt them and it worked. It was classed in books as a "reed piano", but it was a very peculiar action: as each key was pushed down, the lever a...

•As the majority of my first rolls were ancient, baked, brittle, water stained, disintegrating, bug-eaten, even moldy, not to mention the many broken collars, ripped leaders, and shredded sides, I started repairing rolls, as soon as I got my first batch last year. I have had some very gratifying res...

•I tried Tom Lear's method on restoring paper player piano rolls. I recently bought a batch of five that must have been in an attic; they were so brittle that I could not even touch the paper without putting my finger right through it. One song, "Broadway Melody", was one that I had been seeking for...

•I have just updated my list of tapes and books which I have for sale. If you would like a full listing please tell me which state or country you are in and I will quote in your local currency. Tapes: a. Orchestrelle Model "V" 60 minute tape, played by ME, recorded by professional sound engineer b. ...

•Dear MMDs, I can confirm the report by Robbie, that the 90-minute film, "Les androids Jaquet-Droz", produced by M. Sayous (in French and English), is a very good film indeed, and well worth ordering! You will see too in this film a few modern automata including an incredible duck, in the manner of ...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- For sale: Two Pianocorder P-100 kits and some tapes in Rhode Island. a) One kit was just removed from a Mason & Hamlin AA grand. It was originally a P-101 kit (Ser. No. 15466 = 1986) but we added record switches, board, cables, etc., from another...

•Since it became available, I've always used Scotch Magic Mending Tape, and I use it on the side of the roll away from the tracker bar. I first learned of Scotch Magic Mending Tape from a book restorer who did work for several libraries, so I figured that if it was good enough to use on valuable boo...

•Here is another use of double sided foam tape in mechanical music instruments. One of the major concerns I had when I converted a harpsichord to MIDI operation was the sound that the QRS solenoids made during playing. The solenoids operate quietly in free air, but when rigidly attached to the harps...

•One more tune identification project. I have a large collection of recordings produced by Dr. Bill Black of Carrousel Music, Chambersburg, Pa. Bill is a friend of mine, and I don't think I need to slip in a shameless plug for his products, as I am sure that all of you are familiar with them. I am p...

•Roger Wiegand brought up the "rednecks mantra" mentioning duct tape. Having just had some duct work done in a building I manage, I thought I'd pass on this ironic observation. According to the installer, at least here in California, duct tape is no longer legal to use for duct work! They have to us...

•Hello MMD. Noel Butler is looking for roll repair tape (MMD 09.01.25). It is available in Australia, Noel, from Hughes Mouldings in Queensland. Their address, according to White Pages, is 120 Compton Road, Underwood, QLD 4119. Telephone is 07 3808 5550. (They seem to have moved since last I ordered...

•Hi all, I have been selling the document repair tape (used for repairing player piano rolls) for many years and I still have some in stock. You can see the tape at my web site and then go to repair parts and you will find details about the transparent mending tissue for repairing pianola piano roll...